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  1. overheatingnoun

    excessive heating

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  1. overheating

    Overheating refers to a state or condition in which a system, device, or organism exceeds its normal operational temperature range, often as a result of prolonged use, excessive strain, insufficient cooling, or malfunction. This state can lead to functional impairments, damages, the shutdown of the system or even in severe cases, complete failure.

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  1. Overheating

    Overheating of an economy occurs when its productive capacity is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand. It is generally characterised by an above-trend rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate. Boom periods are often characterised by overheating in the economy. An economy is said to be overheated when inflation increases due to prolonged good growth rate and the producers produce in excess thereby creating excess production capacity. The main reason behind overheating is insufficient supply allocation because of excess spending by the people due to increase in consumer wealth.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overheating in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overheating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of overheating in a Sentence

  1. Richard Reina:

    Fasten items in a way that they remain fastened to your car. Think about highway driving at 65 mph and ask yourself if the decoration would stay in place, if mounting anything on the grille, be sure that sufficient airflow is still able to enter the radiator to prevent engine overheating.

  2. Philip Alston:

    We risk a' climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer.

  3. Dylan Khoo:

    This process can be triggered by a battery overheating, being punctured, or an electrical fault like a short circuit, in cases where fires occur spontaneously while charging, it is likely due to manufacturing defects.

  4. Amit Gupta:

    Electricity is a big problem here, it often cuts (off) several times a day, so these buildings are structured in a way that prevents overheating. The curvatures allow for an even distribution of wind for an enhanced cooling effect.

  5. Ryan Sweet:

    The labor market is rock solid, it is not overheating and it's perfect for the Fed to keep interest rates on hold.

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